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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it typical for a team to have say 15 players, but 5 ride the bench the whole time? [/quote]

Yes it is about winning. If these teams do not win players leave, less kids come out to the club, the club makes less money and coaches eventually will have to move on to higher paying clubs. There is little to no development for the non starters. The coach concentrates on the top 2-4 top players during practice and games. Kids who do not start have no confidence and when they get their limited minutes they are playing to not make a mistake and lose playing time. This is not true for the starters. As they get older the non starters will be pushed down teams.

Every day at practice and games they and all their teammates know they are not the coaches first choice but the last choice. It does not matter how hard they work or whatever. You can not become more athletic or faster from hard work. They also will not be given a chance to try corner kick, shoot a technical foul, etc. The coach sees them as the bottom of the roster. These will be the first kids to get cut when another shiny prospect shows up. Many time they get bullied by the starters or are just used as “scout team”/ bodies so the starters can practice. Remember you are paying for this. Find another team where your kid will start even if it is on a lower team.

Do not buy in to the college hype. Colleges are only interested in the top 2-4 players on a ten top teams. The non starter will not play in college. So find a team where he or she can start and have fun playing the sport. [/quote]

I don't agree with this sentiment that you can't improve from hard work.  You can definitely become more skilled through hard work, and you can also become more athletic and faster.  The top 5 players no our team all work together with a trainer a couple hours a week outside of team practice.  They are better because they work harder. [/quote]

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.[/quote]

No it does not. I do not care how hard you work you could never play in the NBA, NFL, EPL, etc. In middle school through high school(travel sports or high school teams) the difference is athleticism. A great athlete will dominate. He or she can be out of shape, do little work, have bad technical skills and still be the best player on the field.  This is because the athletic difference from the top players to middle or bottom players is huge. Even college the athletic difference is large. In the pros it’s maybe 2-4% difference from top to bottom.

When you get to a level where your athleticism is average hard work may keep you on the team. In high school I was the fast on of my team/club. In college I was average. Now the coach will alway take potential over maxed out hard work. It’s just a fact of life.
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Totally disagree. The so called “athletic” kids are usually the hardest working, most engaged kids who started playing young. Our oldest played with a kid who now plays in the MLS and an ignorant parent like the one above might say he was just a “natural athlete” but the truth is, he practiced like 5 hours a day starting at age 2. Literally. His dad was a soccer coach and all they did was play abs watch soccer all the time.[/quote]

My daughter played basketball and the hard truth is that you can’t teach height and no amount of effort will get the 4’10 girl awesome jumper tall enough to be playable if they are getting targeted on defense[/quote]

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